59% of Ohio State fans...

Submitted by Ace on October 13th, 2008 at 9:02 PM

From the Fanhouse: 59% of people polled at the Columbus Dispatch's Ohio State Sports site would prefer Ohio State beating Michigan this year over the Dow returning to 13,000 by November 24.

I'm speechless.

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poguemahone

October 13th, 2008 at 9:05 PM ^

the economy was still a piece of shit. That's the way it's been for some time now; the economy has boomed for precious few while it's already felt like a recession to many people - especially in Ohio and Michigan - as far back as 2005 and even farther back in the Mitten. I don't agree with the response but I do see the sense behind it. Most Ohioans and most Americans in general were simply not reaping the benefits of the economy even when the Dow was breaking records (the good ones) daily.

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GNM

October 14th, 2008 at 12:02 AM ^

Is this the result of the industrial nature of those two states, a statement on the death of the American middle class, or does one make the other? I knew quite a few people who lived pretty large during the housing bubble, FWIW.

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FrankieMachine

October 13th, 2008 at 9:20 PM ^

In all honesty I'd rather have Michigan beat Ohio State than have the DOW return to 13,000. And I will hold this view every day until I die.

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PattyMax64

October 14th, 2008 at 3:49 AM ^

Agreed. That may also be because I have no real sense of stocks, as I do not currently own any! But I would rather be poor and happy, than well off and miserable.

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bballa6290

October 13th, 2008 at 9:41 PM ^

which one has a better chance of happening?

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Anonymous Coward (not verified)

October 13th, 2008 at 9:55 PM ^

I'm more suprised that its not higher then 59%

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Engin77

October 13th, 2008 at 11:22 PM ^

only 41% of Ohio State fans know what the Dow Jones Industrial average is.

The O$U fan at my office has no clue.

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Anonymous Coward (not verified)

October 13th, 2008 at 11:24 PM ^

can we speculate other ways that that sentence could be finished?
59% of ohio state fans....
...cannot tie their own shoes

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Anonymous Coward (not verified)

October 13th, 2008 at 11:26 PM ^

can we come up with other ways to finish that sentence?
59% of Ohio State fans...
...cannot dress themselves in the morning

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IBleedMaizeNBlue

October 13th, 2008 at 11:36 PM ^

Michigan's offense or the economy?

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MaizeAndBlueWahoo

October 13th, 2008 at 11:41 PM ^

I'm with Frankie. I got like 40 years til I retire. I got time before I need my money out of the DJIA and whatever else it's in. (This is not to imply that I have phat stax of it.) And in the meantime, fuck Ohio State.

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MMB 82

October 14th, 2008 at 2:41 AM ^

...own stock? OF COURSE they would rather see OSU beat UM. The only thing that would mean more to them would be getting a new forklift at work....

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MMB 82

October 14th, 2008 at 10:18 AM ^

well off and happy. To think these are mutually exclusive is a mistake.

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chitownblue (not verified)

October 14th, 2008 at 10:24 AM ^

Look, Michigan and Ohio are both heavily industrial states (although, becoming less so as shit worsens). There auto industry, and manufacturing industries in general, have been going belly-up for about 5 years - long before the market took a dive. When you got laid off, have a crappier job as a result, you're probably not heavily invested in the stock market, and this fluctuation in the Dow isn't going to have a tangible effect on people's lives until companies can't issue short-term debt to meet payroll, fund projects, etc. Until then, the results of a football game have a much more tangible effect on their life.

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